In his jewish antiquities, josephus mentions marriages and children of the daughter of herodias named salome. There are two women named salome in the bible, but only one is mentioned by that name The righteous salome was the wife of zebedee (matthew 27:56), the mother of the disciples james and john, and a female follower of jesus. Salome, daughter of herodias and stepdaughter of the tetrarch herod antipas She was the immediate agent in the execution of john the baptist, who had condemned her mother’s marriage to herod. Who is salome, the daughter of herodias
Salome is the daughter of herodias, the wife of king herod She is unnamed in the biblical text but named by josephus in the jewish antiquities (18.5.4). Salome is mentioned in the new testament gospels of matthew and mark, primarily in connection with her involvement in the events surrounding the execution of john the baptist She is often identified as the daughter of herodias and stepdaughter of king herod antipas. This q&a explores what happened to the individuals known as herodias and salome in the new testament Salome was the daughter of herodias.
A comparison between matthew 27:56 and mark 15:40 16:1, 2 identifies her as the wife of zebedee, and therefore mother of james and john.
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